#pelgaic

step  one  is  pretty  easy:     commonality  must  be  founded  amidst  the  two  prospects.     for  someone  as  stuck  in  a  routine  like  nanase,     and  whose  water-obsessed  nature  is  an  aspect  of  permanence,     seijuro  has  this  in  the  bag.     [or  in  the  pool,     mind  you.     don’t  worry,     you  can  bask  in  his  intelligence  when  it’s  all  said  and  done.]

“     hey,     hey,     nanase!     ”     oh  yeah,     look  alive  and  loud,     mikoshiba!     make  sure  all  eyes  are  on  the  infamous  same.zuka  captain!     take  a  load  of  this:     if  nanase  ends  up  looking  at  him  with  heart  eyes,     you  can  consider  him a  genius  and  a  winner.     

that obstinance always seems to dissipate quickly following her arguments with haru.   whether it’s the discomforting silence or something else that douses her fire,   emi can never tell,   but it’s always difficult to sit with   ⸻   so,   logically,   she doesn’t.   she finds herself on one side of the boy’s door,   and he somewhere on the other,   judging by the scratching pencil she can hear inside his room   ...   and with only a moment’s hesitation,   she knocks.   

it’s quiet again.

“   hey,   ”   she calls gently,   barely loud enough to be heard through the door.   “   i,   um   ...   could use some help in the kitchen.   ”